# 2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Croatia

The 2012 FIM Fogo Croatian Speedway Grand Prix was the seventh race of the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on July 28 at the Stadium Milenium in Donji Kraljevec, Croatia.
The Grand Prix was won by Nicki Pedersen who beat Andreas Jonsson, Tomasz Gollob and wild card Jurica Pavlic.

## Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Bartosz Zmarzlik as Wild Card, and Piotr and Przemysław Pawlicki both as Track Reserves. Injured Jarosław Hampel was replaced by first Qualified Substitutes, Martin Vaculík. The draw was made on July 27.
    (3) Jarosław Hampel → (19) Martin Vaculík

## Heat details

| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 1 | 14 | (10) Nicki Pedersen | 19 | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | | 3 |
| 2 | 12 | (2) Andreas Jonsson | 15 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | 9 | 2 | | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 16 | (5) Tomasz Gollob | 13 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 8 | 8 | | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 8 | (16) Jurica Pavlic | 12 | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 9 | 7 | 3 | | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | (11) Chris Harris | 10 | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | 9 | 4 | 1 | | |
| 6 | 1 | (1) Greg Hancock | 10 | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 9 | 5 | | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | (4) Jason Crump | 9 | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | 9 | 3 | | 0 | |
| 8 | 2 | (9) Fredrik Lindgren | 9 | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | 9 | 6 | X | | |
| 9 | 13 | (19) Martin Vaculík | 8 | | | | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | 8 | 9 | | | |
| 10 | 9 | (15) Hans N. Andersen | 8 | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | 8 | 10 | | | |
| 11 | 4 | (6) Emil Sayfutdinov | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | 7 | 11 | | | |
| 12 | 15 | (7) Kenneth Bjerre | 7 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 2 | | | | 7 | 12 | | | |
| 13 | 3 | (12) Antonio Lindbäck | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | 6 | 13 | | | |
| 14 | 11 | (8) Chris Holder | 6 | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | Fx | | | | | | - | 6 | 14 | | | |
| 15 | 5 | (13) Bjarne Pedersen | 5 | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | 5 | 15 | | | |
| 16 | 10 | (14) Peter Ljung | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | 0 | 16 | | | |
| 17 | 17 | (17) Dino Kovacic | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 17 | | | |
| 18 | 18 | (18) Samo Kukovica | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 18 | | | |
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fell ns: non-starter • nc: non-classify Semi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats) Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats) Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |

### Heat after heat

* (59,50) Hancock, Lindgren, Sayfutdinov, Lindbäck
* (60,17) Crump, B.Pedersen, Pavlic, Harris
* (60,01) Jonsson, Andersen, Holder, Ljung
* (60,23) N.Pedersen, Bjerre, Gollob, Vaculík
* (60,70) Vaculík, Hancock, Andersen, B.Pedersen
* (60,14) Harris, N.Pedersen, Lindgren, Ljung
* (60,03) Holder, Bjerre, Crump, Lindbäck
* (61,04) Jonsson, Pavlic, Sayfutdinov, Gollob
* (61,14) Harris, Holder, Gollob, Hancock
* (61,32) Jonsson, Lindgren, Bjerre, B.Pedersen
* (61,20) Pavlic, N.Pedersen, Lindbäck, Andersen
* (61,21) Crump, Vaculík, Sayfutdinov, Ljung
* (61,36) N.Pedersen, Crump, Hancock, Jonsson
* (61,53) Lindgren, Pavlic, Vaculík, Holder (Fx)
* (61,75) Gollob, Lindbäck, B.Pedersen, Ljung
* (61,64) Andersen, Harris, Sayfutdinov, Bjerre
* (61,85) Hancock, Bjerre, Pavlic, Ljung
* (62,34) Gollob, Andersen, Lindgren, Crump
* (61,68) Lindbäck, Vaculík, Harris, Jonsson
* (61,73) Sayfutdinov, B.Pedersen, N.Pedersen, Kovacic
    Semifinals
* (61,86) Pavlic, N.Pedersen, Harris, Lindgren (X)
* (61,98) Gollob, Jonsson, Hancock, Crump
    the Final
* (62,18) N.Pedersen, Jonsson, Gollob, Pavlic

## The intermediate classification

* Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
* Full-time Grand Prix rider
* Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Points | NZL | EUR | CZE | SWE | DEN | POL | CRO | ITA | GBR | SCA | NOR | PL2 |
| 1 | (1) Greg Hancock | 97 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 10 | | | | | |
| 2 | (10) Nicki Pedersen | 91 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 19 | | | | | |
| 3 | (4) Jason Crump | 87 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 9 | | | | | |
| 4 | (8) Chris Holder | 84 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | (5) Tomasz Gollob | 77 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | | | | | |
| 6 | (9) Fredrik Lindgren | 72 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | | | | | |
| 7 | (6) Emil Sayfutdinov | 65 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | | | | | |
| 8 | (2) Andreas Jonsson | 62 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 15 | | | | | |
| 9 | (3) Jarosław Hampel | 46 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 7 | ns | – | – | | | | | |
| 10 | (12) Antonio Lindbäck | 46 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 11 | (15) Hans N. Andersen | 39 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | | | | | |
| 12 | (11) Chris Harris | 38 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 10 | | | | | |
| 13 | (13) Bjarne Pedersen | 38 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| 14 | (14) Peter Ljung | 36 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | | | | |
| 15 | (7) Kenneth Bjerre | 35 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
| 16 | (19) Martin Vaculík | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 8 | | | | | |
| 17 | (16) Bartosz Zmarzlik | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | | | | | |
| 18 | (16) Jurica Pavlic | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | | | | | |
| 19 | (16) Thomas H. Jonasson | 11 | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | – | | | | | |
| 20 | (16) Josef Franc | 9 | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | | | | | |
| 21 | (16)(18) Przemysław Pawlicki | 7 | – | 7 | – | – | – | ns | – | | | | | |
| 22 | (16) Michael Jepsen Jensen | 7 | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | | | | | |
| 23 | (18) Mikkel B. Jensen | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | | | | | |
| 24 | (17) Peter Kildemand | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | | | | | |
| 25 | (16) Jason Bunyan | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | |
| 26 | (17) Václav Milík, Jr. | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | | | | | |
| 27 | (17) Dino Kovacic | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | | | | | |
| Rider(s) not classified |||||||||||||||
| | (17) Grant Tregoning | — | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | |
| | (18) Sean Mason | — | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | |
| | (17) Tobiasz Musielak | — | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | |
| | (17)(18) Piotr Pawlicki, Jr. | — | – | ns | – | – | – | ns | – | | | | | |
| | (18) Matěj Kůs | — | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | | | | | |
| | (17) Linus Sundström | — | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | | | | | |
| | (18) Simon Gustafsson | — | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | | | | | |
| | (18) Samo Kukovica | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | | | | | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | NZL | EUR | CZE | SWE | DEN | POL | CRO | ITA | GBR | SCA | NOR | PL2 |